Portable wardrobe



F. F. PYLECK PORTABLE wARD'oBE Fil'd April 1e, 1924 Mardi 1o. 1925vIrfan/1I edf /LJQ 5,51# I.

Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

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FRANK r. PYLEOK, or CLEVELAND, omo.l Y l 4PORTABLE waarom)ian.'A

Appiication mea April-1e, 1924. "sea-1in; menos." v

'To all whom it may concer/n.'

Be it known `that I ,FRANK FPYLEQK, a' vcitizenot' the United States,and resident ot Cleveland, in the' county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented newand useful Improvements in Portable 'Vardrobes, ofwhich the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to wardrobes and, more particularlyto that classof' portable wardrobes which can be used tor stores, assembly halls,homes, etc.

The object oaf this invention is to provide a portable wardrobe whichcan be shipped in a knocked down condition, and which can be easilyassembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. novel wedge to lock andunlock the parts. Still another object of this invention is to provide anovel means of gripping and hanging the curtain. Y

Other objects will appear as the disclosure progresses. The drawings areintended merely to indicate a possible embodiment of the invention. -Itis obvious that the actual needs of manufacture may necessitate certainmechanical changes. It is, therefore, not intended to limit theinvention to the embodiment illustrated, but rather, to define suchlimits in the appended claims.

In general, the device consists of two upright legs, a tray at thebottom, an intermediate brace, an upper tray, and a bar to support acurtain.

For a more detailed understanding of the invention, attention is nowcalled to the drawings in which a preferred embodiment is shownillustrated. In these drawings, like parts are designated by likereference characters in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the novel wardrobe.

Figure 2: is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a top view thereof4 with thecurtain removed.

Figure 4 is a detail, in cross section.

Figure '5 is a front elevation of the wedge. Figure 6 is a ure 5.

Figure 7 is an elevation of one of the legs. Figure 8 is an elevation ofthe floor of the bottom tray.

Figure 9 is a view of the Cross piece Supporting the upper tray.

Vthe curtain 18 in showing the wedge Y section on line 6 6 of FigfFigure -10v is a 'section' on line 10- -`-10` of Figurel.V f a -Figurelf11is aside view of the curtain grip.v Y ,i

, Referring nowto the drawings in4 detail,`

numeral 1 designates the legs or upright members, 2 a bottom tray, 3 thefloor of the, bottom 'tra-y, "4. an intermediate tbrace and 5 a crosspiecepvto support an vupper'tray 6.

In the upright members 1,'holes 7 arepro vided into which the ends Softhe brace'v 4. and cross piece 5 `tit. The lower ends of the uprightmembers 1 have .narrowed portions 9 which fit into cut-out portions. 10of the feet 11.

At the corners of the bottom tray 3, projectionsf12 are provided havingysquare holes 13 therein. These, projections 12 lit into holes of thefeet 11 and are. locked in place by wedges 14. Holes are also providedin the cross piece 5 and in the intermediate brace 4, for the 'wedge 14l to slip in vfor locking the wardrobe 1n place.A

In the upper ends ofthe upright members 1, grooves 15 are provided inwhich is supported a curtain rod 16. This rod, Vas noted in Figure 10,is made of sheet metal bent over in the shape of a T. Slidably`attachedron the rod 16 are grips l17 toV hold place. The grip 17 con'-sists of two members 1,9 and 20, bulging outwardly at 21, havinga neck22 and'lared outwardly at 23. Numeral 25 represents two lower endsurged" outwardly by a spring 26, and pivotally connected at 24.

The compression in the spring is suflicient to grip the two ends 27 ofthe curtain 18 firmly in place. To release the curtain, the two ends 25are brought together. The curtain 18 is formed in four sections and meetin the center, and can be spread apart (as the grips 17 are slidable) tohave access to thetrays 2 and 6.

Hooks 28 vare provided to hang clothes Y thereon, and to the inside ofoneof the upright membersl, C-shaped members29 are attached to'supportumbrellas in an upright position.

The novel wedgeconsi'sts of two members Y 30 and 31 pivoted at 32 andlurged outwardly' by a spring 33 near the opposite end. The ends 34aretapered for easy access in the holes, and cut-out portions 35 areprovided to lock the wedge in place. To remove the Wedge, the two ends38 arebrought together and the wedge will then be in a position to slipouty of itshole.

The pper travcfanV` be used' for hats'and the lower tray for shoes. Thematerial of 5 this device can be of any nature toy suit the needs ofmanufacture. Y

The structure and operation Ofthis-novel device has now been fully setforth.

What I desire to secure by UnitedStates Letters Patent is:

upper tray", 'cutout f portions vin the said upright"v members into Iwhich vthe ends: of the said intermediate brace "and upper cross piece"tgsquar'e iholesfinlthe endsof the said intermediate Ybracei and f'Lipper jcfrloss piece for the top of the said upright members tosupportl a curtain rod, andwedges to` keep said upright members -inplace, lthesaid vWedges being composed of two members internally pivotedat one end, aspring to urge the other end outwardly, the last mentionedend being tapered"onfthe outside upper and lower surfaces, and a groovefor the said Wedge to Vlock itself-infposition.

2. In a device of theY class described incombination, upright members, aW'edge to lck'the saidupright membersi'npl'ace, the

said wedge being" composed of a ymale and female member Vinternallypivoted at one end, a springto urge the 'other end outwardly',`thelast'nintioned end being tapered on'the outside uppei1 and'lo'wersurfaces', and a groove for the'said wedge to lock" itself in position.

In testni'ony` whereotI I affix my 'signa ture.

FRANK F, PYLGKL

